December 17, 2015

The Write Riot Poetry Slam started one year ago and tonight will mark the occasion by featuring the wonderful poet Ellie A. Rogers. The evening begins with an open mic (3 minute max), then a three-poem slam, then the featured poet. Signups start at 8:00pm. See you at Honey Moon Mead & Cider, on the North State Street alley, Bellingham.

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March 7, 2015

On Saturday, March 21, 2015, two stellar poets will each offer a two-hour poetry workshop to benefit the Sue Boynton Poetry Contest.

10am – NoonEllie Rogers will teach In Other Words: Diction and Wordplay in Poetry
In a poem, every word matters. Poets choose words not only for their meaning(s), but also for their associations, the way they look on the page, the way they feel in the mouth and sound to the ear. In this workshop, we’ll focus on a poem’s basic unit. We’ll read poems that revel in the specificity and physicality of words, we’ll revise one in-process poem through guided wordplay, and we’ll develop individual lexicons from which we’ll launch new work. Please bring 1-2 in-process poems as well as paper and a writing utensil.

1:00 – 3:00pmRachel Mehl will teach The Contemporary Sonnet
Do you think the sonnet has gone the way of wig powder and wooden teeth? Have you always wanted to write a sonnet? Do you write classic sonnets and want to try something new? Either way this workshop is for you. Using examples of contemporary sonnets by living writers, such as Kim Addinizio and Tod Marshall, we will discover how this classic form has evolved and is used in the present day. Prompts and inspiration will be provided. Expect to leave the workshop with two brand new sonnets written by you, as well as inspiration and ideas to keep writing them.

Workshops are held on the lower level of the Fairhaven Library in Bellingham, Washington. Registration is required and all fees benefit the Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest: $30 for one workshop or $50 for both workshops offered the same day, paid by check or cash at the workshop.

Register by sending an email to boyntonpoetrycontest@hotmail.com indicating the workshop(s) you wish to take and including your name and a phone number. Please bring writing materials. For instructor bios, see the Workshops page.

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May 19, 2013

If you missed the Sue Boynton Poetry Contest awards ceremony this week, all is not lost! You can now listen to a podcast of the proceedings, thanks to Boris D. Schleinkofer and poetrynight. The links have been added to the Boynton poems & poets sidebar, at right, as well as the voluminous poetrynight podcast page. To listen now, click on Part 1 or Part 2.
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Chapbook design: Ellie A. Rogers
Chapbook cover artwork: Sheila Sondik